New Hampshire Business Review - November 19 2010

Hypertherm seeks 16 more machinists

For the third time this year, Hanover-based Hypertherm Inc. has announced plans to hire and train up to 16 more CNC machinists. The CNC machinist positions -- which involve machining products using a computer program -- are for second- and…

NHBR About Town

Presented by MVP Health Care, NHBR's 2010 Health Care Forum, held Oct. 6 at Southern New Hampshire University, discussed what's currently working in health care, what's not, and what's on the horizon that could impact businesses and consumers. More than…

Group rate law must be changed

To the editor: I read your article on the first page of the Oct. 8-21, 2010 issue ("Insurance alliances slow to start in N.H."), and I was furious on the "biggest" problem with regards to the rating. I would really…

How did the U.S. get in this mess

To the editor: The N.H. Opinions article by Mark Fernald regarding who's responsible for the federal deficit ("Who's to blame for the federal deficit?" Nov. 5-18 NHBR), comes at a time when I was pondering the even larger issue: Why…

Analyzing the election results

Mark Twain famously said, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." That quotation can be applied to both major political parties, in New Hampshire and nationally, depending on what election is involved.This writer can remember the election of 1964,…

Joining together for positive change

New Hampshire is frequently lauded for its high quality of life and relative prosperity. In part, we owe that stature to the nonprofit organizations that we rely upon for essential services.From running after-school programs and offering job training to feeding…

N.H. to get $1.3m in pharma settlements

The New Hampshire will be receiving nearly $1.3 million from two pharmaceutical companies as part of separate national settlements.According to the state Attorney General's Office, in both cases claims for the alleged off-label use of the drugs were sent to…

Business outreach set for Portsmouth

The seventh in a series of regional business outreach sessions designed to connect New Hampshire businesspeople with state officials and services will be held Thursday, Dec. 2, in Portsmouth.The commissioners of the departments of Employment Security, Resources and Economic Development,…